Historic Markers Across Georgia

Allatoona Pass

Allatoona was in pioneer days a travel hub, because ridges from eastand south met here where it was fairly easy to cross the AllatoonaMountain range by winding over a low ridge, or pass.The Sandtown or Tennessee Road from the south, and the Old AlabamaRoad from the east, joined here to cross the pass, then separated, theSandtown to cross the Etowah and aim for Tennessee, and the AlabamaRoad to run west on the south side of the Etowah.